Robert Richard Walker
Marriages
Sherry - November 4, 1960
Burial Details
Obituaries
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 6B - February 27, 2013
Robert Richard Walker passed away on February 20, 2013, in
Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania.
He was born on May 10, 1937, in San Pedro, California to Lee
Walker and Nelle Estes Walker. He was raised in Rifle, Colorado
and graduated from Rifle High School, after which he proudly
served in the US Navy. On November 4, 1960, he married Sherry
Walker, the love of his life, in Denver, Colorado.
Dad worked at Martin Marietta, was a minister, a carpenter and
sold automobiles. He worked at Boeing until his retirement in 1996.
His work with Boeing took his family and him all over the world.
He never met a stranger and made friends quickly with his customers
and acquaintances everywhere he went. He enjoyed the different
cultures and especially the food everywhere he traveled. He spoke
several languages conversationally, really loud. He played football
in Vietnam, got his private pilot's license in the Philippines, won a
Go Cart Championship in Spain, was in a ski race in Berchtesgaden,
Germany and camped all over Europe, especially Portugal and Sic -
ily. He enjoyed taking his boat and his family fishing on the ocean.
After his retirement from Boeing, he and Sherry travelled all over
the United States in their motor home, spending winters in Arizona
and summers in Colorado where they were Volunteer Hosts at Vega
Dam. Dad was a spinner of yarns and teller of tales. He loved an audience
and had a distinctive laugh which could be heard for qui te a
distance, especially when he watched Pink Panther movies. He
loved good food and bragged about Sherry's cooking often! Despite
many health problems through the years his will to live and enjoy
life was amazing and he lived it to the fullest.
As well as many friends around the world, he is survived by his
wife, Sherry Walker; his brother, Larry Walker; his daughter,
Shawna Elston (Dale); his son, Bill Walker (Heidi) and his furry
son, Sammy. He was so proud of his grandchildren, Scott Radish
(Amy), Joshua Walker, Stephanie Walker, Dakotah Walker and
Scout Walker. He was great buddies with his great-grandson, Jameson
McDonough Radish. He is also survived by his brother and sisters-
in-law, Don and Nancy Arnold, Roy and Carol Caskey and Ann
Arnold. He loved and enjoyed his nieces and nephews very much.
No services are planned at this time. His family will gather in
Colorado to celebrate his life at a later date.
Online condolences can be made at clswansonfuneralhome.com.
